and thank you for joining us. we hope by the end of the half-hour, we hope to have you feeling a little bit better about the world around you. our first story tonight is going to sound like a script for a movie, which is actually fitting because michael santos' store are i begins with a movie -- "scarface." he fell under the spell of the movie's drug dealing main character. it was just the beginning, however, of an incredible story of crime, punishment, and redempg. >> did you check your e-mail today? i sent you ten questions. >> if any of michael santos' san francisco state students began the school year how he spent the summer? the answer might surprise them. >> today we're going to talk about the federal prison system. >> michael was in federal cu custo custody. >> i just want to share my experience with you. >> but then again, prison is where michael santos has spent the last 26 summers of his life. >> 26 years, 9,500 days. 9,500 days from entrance to release. >> it was in 1987 when michael was convicted of be